Pitch:
A 1,000mph (1,600kph) monorail train with five solid-fuel rockets gets you from New York to LA in three hours – “too fast for a timetable”.
Reality check:
A US rocket sled set hit 10,325kph in 2003. However, it derailed shortly after and crashed in the desert. Also: using Shuttle-style boosters, the train would run out of fuel in 130 seconds.